Quickspins: Muse, Green Day, The Mountain Goats, Bat for Lashes
Muse – The 2nd Law (2012; Warner Bros.) After launching their less-than-stellar album The Resistance in 2009, which…
Canadians to nominate 2012 ‘folk-hero’
In November 2012, the organization will hand out its first ever Innovator Award at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards, to be held in Saint John, N.B. According to organizers, the honour will be given to a pioneer of the folk community.
Quickspins: Menomena, Mumford and sons, Flying Lotus, Van Morrison
Menomena – Moms (2012; Barsuk) Portland rock duo Menomena is back after a two year hiatus with their…
Editorial: Grow up or go back to the playground
Two members of the Concordia Student Union abandoned ship this week, leaving scathing open letters in their wake. Both letters addressed the current tensions within council, throwing out words like “power games” and “personal hidden agendas.”
Do we really fear Muslim immigrants or is it a myth?
“Once again, a fever is infecting the minds of many Westerners. We must not allow history to repeat itself,” writes Doug Saunders in his latest book The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?, which aims to show that the western population’s fear of Muslim immigrants, is nothing but a huge misunderstanding.
Music in the News
Last week, Chris Brown albums at a London, UK store were affixed with stickers reading “WARNING: do not buy this album!
Editorial: Will someone who’s a student, please stand up?
So VP academic and advocacy of the Concordia Student Union, Lucia Gallardo, is not a student. Can’t say we saw that coming. If only this were the first instance of its kind...
Quickspins: Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé, The Killers, Kreayshawn
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona (25th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012; Island Records) A true rock opera,…
Stingers off to slow start at Western Invitational
The Western Invitational cross-country course in London, Ontario is a soft, and mushy all-grass course with constant rolling hills. Competition at this event is fierce. Only at the CIS championships will the Stingers' cross-country team be faced with such a strong a group of runners.
Editorial: I can’t talk to you when you’re like this
There is no question that the current executive of the Concordia Student Union care about their jobs. There is, however, room for major improvement.
Quickspins
Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock / Grizzly Bear - Shields / Stars - The North / The xx - Coexist
Editorial: Am I paying for that?
Money matters can make any person’s head spin. When it comes to understanding the financial management of the Concordia Student Union, it’s a challenge to figure out what goes where and why.